Adult Primary Liver Cancer
Treatment Options for Adult Primary Liver Cancer
Localized Resectable Adult Primary Liver Cancer
Treatment of localizedresectable adult primaryliver cancer may include the following:
- Surgery (partial hepatectomy).
- Surgery (total hepatectomy) and livertransplant.
- A clinical trial of regional or systemic chemotherapy or biologic therapy following surgery.
This summary section refers to specific treatments under study in clinical trials, but it may not mention every new treatment being studied. Information about ongoing clinical trials is available from the NCI Web site.
Localized and Locally Advanced Unresectable Adult Primary Liver Cancer
Treatment of localized and locally advancedunresectable adult primaryliver cancer may include the following:
- Surgery (cryosurgery or radiofrequency ablation).
- Chemotherapy (chemoembolization, regional chemotherapy, or systemic chemotherapy).
- Percutaneous ethanol injection.
- Surgery (total hepatectomy) and liver transplant.
- Radiation therapy with radiosensitizers.
- A clinical trial of a combination of surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy. Hyperthermia therapy may also be used. Chemotherapy and radiation therapy may be used to shrink the tumor before surgery.
This summary section refers to specific treatments under study in clinical trials, but it may not mention every new treatment being studied. Information about ongoing clinical trials is available from the NCI Web site.
Advanced Adult Primary Liver Cancer
There is no standard treatment for advanced adult primaryliver cancer. Patients may consider taking part in a clinical trial. Treatment may be a clinical trial of biologic therapy, chemotherapy, and/or radiation therapy with or without radiosensitizers. These treatments may be given as palliative therapy to help relieve symptoms and improve the quality of life.
This summary section refers to specific treatments under study in clinical trials, but it may not mention every new treatment being studied. Information about ongoing clinical trials is available from the NCI Web site.
Recurrent Adult Primary Liver Cancer
Treatment of recurrent adult primaryliver cancer may include the following:
- Surgery (partial hepatectomy).
- Surgery (total hepatectomy) and livertransplant.
- Chemotherapy (chemoembolization or systemic chemotherapy).
- Percutaneous ethanol injection.
- A clinical trial of a new therapy.
Information about ongoing clinical trials is available from the NCI Web site.